Triple

T3497390
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexander Mackenzie E73882 entity
Predicate hasNamesake P6111 FINISHED
Object Mackenzie, British Columbia
Mackenzie, British Columbia is a small forestry and mining town in north-central British Columbia, Canada, located near the southern end of Williston Lake.
E362650 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mackenzie, British Columbia | Statement: [Alexander Mackenzie, hasNamesake, Mackenzie, British Columbia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mackenzie, British Columbia
Context triple: [Alexander Mackenzie, hasNamesake, Mackenzie, British Columbia]
  • A. Lytton, British Columbia
    Lytton, British Columbia is a small village in the interior of the province known for its location at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers and for often recording some of the highest temperatures in Canada.
  • B. Prince Rupert, British Columbia
    Prince Rupert, British Columbia is a coastal port city in northern British Columbia, Canada, serving as a key transportation and ferry hub for routes to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
  • C. Rossland, British Columbia
    Rossland, British Columbia, is a historic mountain town in the West Kootenay region known for its gold-mining heritage and renowned ski and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • D. Alexandria, British Columbia
    Alexandria, British Columbia is a historic settlement in the Cariboo region that served as an important stop and hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 19th century.
  • E. Nelson, British Columbia
    Nelson, British Columbia is a small city in Canada’s West Kootenay region known for its historic architecture, vibrant arts scene, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mackenzie, British Columbia
Triple: [Alexander Mackenzie, hasNamesake, Mackenzie, British Columbia]
Generated description
Mackenzie, British Columbia is a small forestry and mining town in north-central British Columbia, Canada, located near the southern end of Williston Lake.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mackenzie, British Columbia
Target entity description: Mackenzie, British Columbia is a small forestry and mining town in north-central British Columbia, Canada, located near the southern end of Williston Lake.
  • A. Lytton, British Columbia
    Lytton, British Columbia is a small village in the interior of the province known for its location at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers and for often recording some of the highest temperatures in Canada.
  • B. Prince Rupert, British Columbia
    Prince Rupert, British Columbia is a coastal port city in northern British Columbia, Canada, serving as a key transportation and ferry hub for routes to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
  • C. Rossland, British Columbia
    Rossland, British Columbia, is a historic mountain town in the West Kootenay region known for its gold-mining heritage and renowned ski and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • D. Alexandria, British Columbia
    Alexandria, British Columbia is a historic settlement in the Cariboo region that served as an important stop and hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 19th century.
  • E. Nelson, British Columbia
    Nelson, British Columbia is a small city in Canada’s West Kootenay region known for its historic architecture, vibrant arts scene, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ad85cdb6e48190a335d412b9194ed8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbbd299ec8190b76b165b2fd70537 completed March 8, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b373d011c0819088245afe03be3c44 completed March 13, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b3745c7304819085a47af79cd738c0 completed March 13, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b374f5999c8190ae48570a412dc6dc completed March 13, 2026, 2:22 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.